title: Peritonsillar abscess in spite of adequately performed tonsillectomy.
abstract: We describe a rare case of peritonsillar abscess in a woman, in spite of an adequately performed tonsillectomy 35 years earlier. Cultures from aspirated pus yielded a heavy growth of Streptococcus milleri and Bacteroides species. No remaining tonsillar tissue could be seen. We conclude that a peritonsillar abscess might develop in spite of adequately performed tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Lundby Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lind
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D014068:Tonsillectomy